21. September 2009 by admin.

Winners in all categories for the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.Complete list of winners at Sunday’s 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

• Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC. 
• Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC. 
• Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad,” AMC. 
• Actress, Drama Series: Glenn Close, “Damages,” FX Networks. 
• Actor, Comedy Series: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock,” NBC. 
• Actress, Comedy Series: Toni Collette, “United States of Tara,” Showtime. 
• Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Michael Emerson, “Lost,” ABC. 
• Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Cherry Jones, “24,” Fox. 
• Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS. 
• Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Kristin Chenoweth, “Pushing Daisies,” ABC. 
• Miniseries: “Little Dorrit” PBS. 
• Made-for-TV Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO. 
• Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Brendan Gleeson, “Into the Storm,” HBO. 
• Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Jessica Lange, “Grey Gardens,” HBO. 
• Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Ken Howard, “Grey Gardens,” HBO. 
• Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Shohreh Aghdashloo, “House of Saddam,” HBO. 
• Directing for a Comedy Series: “The Office: Stress Relief,” Jeff Blitz, NBC. 
• Directing for a Drama Series: “ER: And in the End,” Rod Holcomb, NBC. 
• Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “American Idol: Show 833 (The Final Three),” Bruce Gowers, Fox. 
• Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” Dearbhla Walsh, PBS. 
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central. 
• Reality-Competition Program: “The Amazing Race,” CBS. 
• Writing for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock: Reunion,” Matt Hubbard, NBC. 
• Writing for a Drama Series: “Mad Men: Meditations in an Emergency,” Kater Gordon and Matthew Weiner, AMC. 
• Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Series: “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Comedy Central. 
• Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special: “Little Dorrit,” Andrew Davies, PBS. 
• Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program: Jeff Probst, “Survivor,” CBS. 
• Original Music and Lyrics: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Song Title: Hugh Jackman Opening Number,” ABC. 
• List of winners in the creative arts categories of the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards: 
• Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Justin Timberlake, “Saturday Night Live,” NBC. 
• Guest Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Burstyn, “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Swing,” NBC. 
• Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Tina Fey, “Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2008,” NBC. 
• Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Michael J. Fox, “Rescue Me: Sheila,” FX Networks. 
• Governors Award: Sheila Nevins, HBO Documentary Films president. 
• Animated Program (for Programming One-Hour or More): “Destination Imagination (Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends),” Cartoon Network. 
• Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour): “South Park: Margaritaville,” Comedy Central. 
• Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series: “How I Met Your Mother: Shelter Island, Not A Father’s Day,” CBS. 
• Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series: “Pushing Daisies: Dim Sum Lose Some,” ABC. 
• Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO, and “Little Dorrit,” PBS. 
• Art Direction for Variety, Music, or Nonfiction Programming: “American Idol: Episode 821-822,” Fox, and “2008 MTV Video Music Awards,” MTV. 
• Casting for a Comedy Series: “30 Rock,” NBC. 
• Casting for a Drama Series: “True Blood,” HBO. 
• Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: “Little Dorrit,” PBS. 
• Choreography: “81st Annual Academy Awards: Musicals Are Back,” ABC, and “So You Think You Can Dance: Adam and Eve/Silence,” Fox. 
• Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series: “Californication: In Utero,” Showtime. 
• Cinematography for a One-Hour Series: “The Tudors: Episode 303,” Showtime. 
• Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie: “Little Dorrit: Part 1,” PBS. 
• Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming: “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Laos,” Travel Channel.
• Cinematography for Reality Programming: “Out of the Wild: The Alaska Experiment, What Did I Sign Up For?” Discovery Channel. 
• Commercial: “Heist,” Coca-Cola. 
• Costumes for a Series: “Pushing Daisies: Bzzzzzzzzz!” ABC. 
• Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: “Little Dorrit: Part 3,” PBS. 
• Costumes for a variety/music program or a special: “So You Think You Can Dance: Episode 415-416A,” Fox. 
• Directing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: “Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony,” Bucky Gunts, NBC. 
• Directing for Nonfiction Programming: “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” Marina Zenovich, HBO. 
• Main Title Design: “United States of Tara,” Showtime. 
• Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (prosthetic): “Grey Gardens,” HBO. 
• Makeup for a Single Camera Series (non-prosthetic): “Pushing Daisies: Dim Sum Lose Some,” ABC. 
• Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (non-prosthetic): “MADtv: Episode 1405,” Fox. 
• Makeup for a Miniseries or a Movie (non-prosthetic): “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation),” CBS. 
• Music Direction: “Streisand: The Concert,” CBS. 
• Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score): “Legend of the Seeker: Prophecy,” Syndicated. 
• Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Original Dramatic Score): “Into the Storm,” HBO. 
• Original Main Title Theme Music: “Great Performances,” PBS. 
• Picture Editing for a Drama Series (Single-Camera): “Breaking Bad: ABQ,” AMC. 
• Picture Editing for a Comedy Series (Single or Multi-Camera): “30 Rock: Apollo, Apollo,” NBC. 
• Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie (Single-Camera): “Taking Chance,” HBO. 
• Picture Editing (Short Form): “81st Annual Academy Awards,” ABC, and “Stand Up to Cancer,” ABC, CBS and NBC. 
• Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera): “Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger,” HBO. 
• Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming: “This American Life: John Smith,” Showtime. 
• Picture Editing for Reality Programming: “Project Runway: Finale (Part 1),” Bravo. 
• Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series: “Mad Men: The Gold Violin,” AMC. 
• Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special: “Dancing With the Stars: Episode 709,” ABC. 
• Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie: “Grey Gardens,” HBO. 
• Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction: “The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Digital Experience,” NBC.com. 
• Creative Achievement in Interactive Media — Fiction: “The Dharma Initiative,” DharmaWantsYou.com. 
• Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming: “American Idol: Finale,” Fox. 
• Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: “The Kennedy Center Honors,” CBS. 
• Special Class Programs: “Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony,” NBC. 
• Special Class — Short-format Live-Action Entertainment Programs: “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” drhorrible.com. 
• Special Class — Short-format Nonfiction Programs: “Writer’s Draft,” Fox Movie Channel. 
• Children’s Program: “Wizards of Waverly Place,” Disney Channel. 
• Children’s Nonfiction Program: “Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am? With Maria Shriver,” HBO, and “Nick News with Linda Ellerbee: Coming Home: When Parents Return from War,” Nickelodeon. 
• Nonfiction Special: “102 Minutes That Changed America,” History. 
• Nonfiction Series: “American Masters,” PBS. 
• Reality Program: “Intervention,” A&E. 
• Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking: “The Memory Loss Tapes,” HBO. 
• Writing for Nonfiction Programming: “Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired,” HBO. 
• Sound Editing for a Series: “Battlestar Galactica: Daybreak (Part 2),” Syfy. 
• Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: “Generation Kill: The Cradle of Civilization,” HBO. 
• Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera): “102 Minutes That Changed America,” History. 
• Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour): “House: House Divided,” Fox. 
• Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or Movie: “Generation Kill: The Cradle of Civilization,” HBO. 
• Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour and Animation): “Entourage: Pie,” HBO, and “Weeds: Three Coolers,” Showtime. 
• Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special: “81st Annual Academy Awards,” ABC, and “The 51st Annual Grammy Awards,” CBS. 
• Sound Mixing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera): “102 Minutes That Changed America,” History. 
• Special Visual Effects for a Series: “Heroes: The Second Coming/The Butterfly Effect,” NBC. 
• Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: “Generation Kill: The Cradle of Civilization,” HBO. 
• Stunt Coordination: “Chuck: Chuck Versus the First Date,” NBC. 
• Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series: “American Idol: Episode 834A,” Fox. 
• Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special: “Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony,” NBC. 
• Voice-Over Performance: “The Simpsons: Father Knows Worst,” Fox. 
• Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Special: “Chris Rock — Kill The Messenger,” HBO.

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13. September 2009 by admin.

According to tghe World Entertainment News Network, Johnny Depp has confirmed he’s sailing back to the Pirates Of The Caribbean film franchise by appearing in character at Friday’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California.

The actor was welcomed onstage at the Anaheim Convention Center by Disney boss Dick Cook to help the executive announce plans for the fourth Pirates film, On Stranger Tides.

Depp, who dressed and acted like his eccentric high seas character Capt. Jack Sparrow, revealed the new movie is slated for a summer 2011 release.

More than 5,000 fans, who packed the auditorium and the Disney convention, gave both Cook and Depp a standing ovation.

Cook also announced that Depp would play Tonto in an upcoming big-screen adaptation ofThe Lone Ranger. (ABC15, 2009)

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2. August 2009 by admin.

Hi all,

My apologies, it’s been a little delay in getting the blog updated on a regular basis. Coming soon will be the tips and advice on everything from script to screen and the new column, “Over the Tea Cup”. This column will discuss the business, the changing environment in the business, reviews on books, movies, plays and who knows, some personel perspective on life in the business. Look forward to releasing it in two weeks!

Michael

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28. March 2009 by admin.

Cameron Diaz is in negotiations to star in “Swingles” (2011). It’s about a man and woman whose respective best friends meet and fall in love, leaving them without a wingman/woman for the first time in their adult lives. Despite their antagonism, the two remaining singles decide to join forces to help each other find romantic partners.

This Paramount Pictures project screenplay by Duncan Birmingham and Jeff Roda.

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28. March 2009 by admin.

As an actor, it is your responsibility to set yourself up for success. The goal of any actor, is to become a working actor. Whether Stage, Film, or TV, the objective is the same, work at what you love doing: ACTING. The business of acting presented by Acting A-Z.com and CatNic Community Theatre presents a workshop series that touches on the needs of the actor to develop a strategy and toolbox to achieve your goals. In order to become a working actor, you need the proper resume, headshots, practice, and talent to get the job and keep getting the jobs to stay working. Stay tuned for the workshop to get you started on a career path strategy.

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28. March 2009 by admin.

This is where you will find the latest in entertainment news and gossip. Stay Tuned!

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23. February 2009 by admin.

The following is a complete list of winners at the 81st annual Academy Awards.

Congratulations on all the winners and ther nominees for the 81st Annual Academy Awards!

Best picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire”

Director
WINNER: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”

Actor
Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”
Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”
WINNER: Sean Penn, “Milk”
Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

Actress
Anne Hathaway, “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie, “Changeling”
Melissa Leo, “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep, “Doubt”
WINNER: Kate Winslet, “The Reader”

Supporting actor
Josh Brolin, “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr., “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Doubt”
WINNER: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon, “Revolutionary Road”

Supporting actress
Amy Adams, “Doubt”
WINNER: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis, “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”

Animated feature
“Bolt”
“Kung Fu Panda”
WINNER: “WALL-E”

Adapted screenplay
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” screenplay by Eric Roth, screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt,” written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon,” screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader,” screenplay by David Hare
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay
“Frozen River,” written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky,” written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges,” written by Martin McDonagh
WINNER: “Milk,” written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E,” screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon; original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Art direction
“Changeling,” James J. Murakami; set decoration: Gary Fettis
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Donald Graham Burt; set decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight,” Nathan Crowley; set decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess,” Michael Carlin; set decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road,” Kristi Zea; set decoration: Debra Schutt

Cinematography
“Changeling,” Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight,” Wally Pfister
“The Reader,” Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Anthony Dod Mantle

Costume design
“Australia,” Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Jacqueline West
WINNER: “The Duchess,” Michael O’Connor
“Milk,” Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road,” Albert Wolsky

Documentary feature
“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)”
“Encounters at the End of the World”
“The Garden”
WINNER: “Man on Wire”
“Trouble the Water”

Documentary short
“The Conscience of Nhem En”
“The Final Inch”
WINNER: “Smile Pinki”
“The Witness — From the Balcony of Room 306″

Film editing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight,” Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon,” Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk,” Elliot Graham
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Chris Dickens

Foreign language film
“The Baader Meinhof Complex,” Germany
“The Class,” France
WINNER: “Departures,” Japan
“Revanche,” Austria
“Waltz with Bashir,” Israel

Makeup
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight,” John Caglione Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Original score
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance,” James Newton Howard
“Milk,” Danny Elfman
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E,” Thomas Newman

Original song
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E,” music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, lyrics by Peter Gabriel
WINNER: “Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music by A.R. Rahman, lyrics by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” music and lyrics by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Animated short
WINNER: “La Maison en Petits Cubes”
“Lavatory — Lovestory”
“Oktapodi”
“Presto”
“This Way Up”

Live-action short
“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)”
“Manon on the Asphalt”
“New Boy”
“The Pig”
WINNER: “Spielzeugland”

Sound editing
WINNER: “The Dark Knight,” Richard King
“Iron Man,” Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire,” Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers
“WALL-E,” Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted,” Wylie Stateman

Sound mixing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight,” Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
WINNER: “Slumdog Millionaire,” Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E,” Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted,” Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Visual effects
WINNER: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight,” Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man,” John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

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26. December 2008 by admin.

The International Herald Tribune reported that Harold Pinter, playwright of the pause, dies at 78 - International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12…

According to haroldpinter.org, the official site of Harold Pinter, Playwright, In 2005, Harold Pinter was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the highest honour available to any writer in the world. In announcing the award, Horace Engdahl, Chairman of the Swedish Academy, said that Pinter was an artist “who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression’s closed rooms”.

In 2002, Pinter was made a Companion of Honour by the Queen for services to Literature. In 1958 Harold Pinter wrote the following:
“There are no hard distinctions between what is real and what is unreal, nor between what is true and what is false. A thing is not necessarily either true or false; it can be both true and false.”

I believe that these assertions still make sense and do still apply to the exploration of reality through art. So as a writer I stand by them but as a citizen I cannot. As a citizen I must ask: What is true? What is false?
Pinter has written twenty-nine plays including The Birthday Party, The Caretaker, The Homecoming, and Betrayal, twenty-one screenplays including The Servant, The Go-Between and The French Lieutenant’s Woman, and directed twenty-seven theatre productions, including James Joyce’s Exiles, David Mamet’s Oleanna, seven plays by Simon Gray and many of his own plays including his latest, Celebration, paired with his first, The Room at The Almeida Theatre, London in the spring of 2000. Haroldpinter.org 12/2008

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26. December 2008 by admin.

According to CNN.com, December 25, 2008,

Eartha Kitt, the sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died. She was 81.

Andrew Freedman says Kitt died Thursday of colon cancer and was recently treated at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York.

Eartha Kitt’s Biography at http://www.earthakitt.com/ekpage-bio.html EARTHA KITT is an international star who gives new meaning to the word versatile. She has distinguished herself in film, theater, cabaret, music and on television. Miss Kitt is one of only a handful of performers to be nominated for a Tony (three times), the Grammy (twice), and Emmy Award (twice).

 Miss Kitt’s distinctive voice has enthralled an entirely new generation of fans. Young fans loved her as YZMA, the villain, in Disney’s animated feature THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE, (2001 Annie Award for Best Vocal Performance / Animated Feature). Miss Kitt was also featured in the sequel, THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE II and reprised the role in the popular Saturday morning animated series THE EMPEROR’S NEW SCHOOL for which she received a 2007 and 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and a 2007 and 2008 Annie Award for Best Vocal Performance in an Animated Television Production. In 1967, Miss Kitt made an indelible mark on pop culture as the infamous CATWOMAN in the television series, BATMAN. She immediately became synonymous with the role and her trademark growl became imitated worldwide.Singing in ten different languages, Miss Kitt has performed in over 100 countries and was honored with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. In 1966, she was nominated for an Emmy for her role in the series, I SPY. In 1968, Miss Kitt’s career took a sudden turn when, at a White House luncheon hosted by Lady Bird Johnson, she spoke out against the Vietnam War. For years afterward, Miss Kitt was blacklisted in the U.S. and was forced to work abroad where her status remained undiminished. In December 2006 she returned to Washington and lit the National Christmas Tree alongside President and Mrs. George W. BushLive theater is Miss Kitt’s passion. In 2001, Broadway critics singled her out with a Tony and Drama Desk nomination for her role as Dolores in George Wolfe’s THE WILD PARTY. Over the last few years, she has starred in National Tours of THE WIZARD OF OZ and Rogers & Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA. In December 2003, Miss Kitt dazzled Broadway audiences as Liliane Le Fleur in the revival of NINE, THE MUSICAL. In December 2004, she appeared as The Fairy Godmother in The New York City Opera production (Lincoln Center) of CINDERELLA. She also starred in the off-Broadway production of MIMI LE DUCK (2006).

She is survived by her daughter Kitt Shapiro and four grandchildren. Our condolences to her family and friends coming from entertainment, we will miss her dearly.

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5. October 2008 by admin.

Hello to all you actors, directors, screenwriters, producers, stage crew, film crew, and anyone else interested in the entertainment field. CatNic Community Theatre and Acting A-Z is proud to offer this forum for your thoughts needs and advice in the entertainment industry both locally and nationally. Our main page will be up and running very soon. We look forward to hearing from you.

Michael R. Herst

Artistic Director

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